GM cotton crop to be destroyed
New Delhi: The Union environment ministrys genetic engineering approval committee (GEAC) has ordered the destruction of genetically modified cotton grown illegally over hundreds of hectares in Gujarat.

The GEAC decided to order the state bio-technology co-ordination committee to destroy all standing crop. The crop is ready for harvest, therefore there is immediate need to intervene. The permission of GEAC is mandatory for the introduction of any GM food or crops.

A GEAC team surveyed half a dozen plots in Gandhinagar district, confirming the illegality.
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Asha Bhonsle gets Phalke award
New Delhi: Noted singer Asha Bhonsle has been given the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2000. The award for outstanding contribution to the Indian film industry carries a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh, a shawl and a swarna kamal.
Asha, younger sister of melody queen Lata Mangeshkar who also has received the Phalke award, is popularly called India's nightingale for her melodious renditions spanning six decades and has the unique distinction of having sung nearly 12,000 songs mainly in Hindi and also various other Indian languages.
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